AGRIC 3500WT - Professional Skills in Agricultural Science III

Students will develop a broad knowledge and professional skills base that is essential for an impactful career in agriculture. The course addresses several graduate capability needs identified by industry. Through lectures, immersive group activities and a field trip, the course will introduce students to concepts and models for: understanding yourself and your stakeholders, effective communication and handling difficult conversations, project planning and adaptive management, evidence-based decision making, benefit-cost analysis, formulating a value proposition, end-user adoption, and critical and systems thinking. During this course, students will complete and reflect upon their 450-hour/12-week internship experiences across the program. By complementing the deep discipline knowledge gained through previous courses, this course will enable students to enhance their career readiness and ability to achieve improved agricultural outcomes across a variety of contexts and together with various stakeholders.